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The Environment and Gene Technology Act (Act no. 288) was passed by the Danish Folketing on June 4th, 1986, following 3–4 years of intensive public debate of the issues (1). The law is administered by the Minister of the Environment, and is enforced through the National Food Agency.
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Ministry of the Environment (1986). The Environment and Gene Technology Act. Act no. 288 of June 4th, 1986.
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Laake, M. (1988). Regulation and Risk Assessment for Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Microorganisms in Denmark. In: Fiksel, J., Covello, V.T. (eds) Safety Assurance for Environmental Introductions of Genetically-Engineered Organisms. NATO ASI Series, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73169-3_15
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